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Post by Mr. FOLLARD on Sept 6, 2020 12:12:31 GMT
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Post by Sneelock on Sept 6, 2020 13:37:05 GMT
I avoid “horse with no name” but have always enjoyed “Ventura highway” & “tin man”
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Post by Sneelock on Sept 6, 2020 13:39:36 GMT
From now on I will think of the game “paperboy” as a model of American potential.
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Post by Reactionary Rage on Sept 6, 2020 18:13:22 GMT
One hell of a place. Warts n all
Never trust anyone who dislikes it
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Post by ~ / % ? * on Sept 6, 2020 18:13:59 GMT
those cock n bull boys ain't the brightest
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Post by daveythefatboy on Sept 6, 2020 18:43:22 GMT
I’ve got some real estate here in my bag...
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Post by tory on Sept 6, 2020 19:19:44 GMT
A country that can make a film like “Roadhouse” is gonna be some place.
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Post by sloopjohnc on Sept 6, 2020 22:39:44 GMT
It's kind of a weird conversation. It's like they're talking about Transylvania vs. somewhere a little less mysterious, like the US.
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Post by Mr. FOLLARD on Sept 6, 2020 23:04:49 GMT
So - true or false?
1. Paper grocery sacks nearly all have handles now but you dare not use them to carry the bags
At Trader Joe’s, they often specifically tell you not to use the handles.
2. The thing that confused the heck out of me when I first got here was tax. The price of stuff is not the price you pay, the tax is added on at the checkout / when you get the bill.
3. ..the Americans would work longer weeks than the UK’s 40hours/week. We got 30 days plus Bank Holidays of annual leave each year, the Americans got 5 days a year, increasing by 1 day per 5 years’ service to a maximum of 10 days. I can’t remember whether they got public holidays or had to take them out of their allowance, but I remember on a few occasions hearing people talk about how they hadn’t used their full allowance for a year. The workplace culture over there is properly fucked, and I think people just accept it because of things like healthcare being linked to employment.
4. Could you, in open carry states, buy a bazooka and just wander around with it on your shoulder all day?
I believe they’d qualify as DD/AOWs and legal at the federal level but functionally illegal depending on the state you are in, but yes in certain states I think you’d be legally protected to go shopping with one if you fancied. Not 100% on that though.
5. The US, and Colorado specifically, seem very weird where alcohol is concerned. My brother got married in Colorado and I remember that booze above a certain strength could only be bought in certain stores, but also that booze below a certain strength - 3.5%, maybe - wasn't considered booze at all, so anyone could buy and drink it.
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Post by sloopjohnc on Sept 6, 2020 23:17:22 GMT
So - true or false? 1. Paper grocery sacks nearly all have handles now but you dare not use them to carry the bags At Trader Joe’s, they often specifically tell you not to use the handles. Bullshit and bullshit2. The thing that confused the heck out of me when I first got here was tax. The price of stuff is not the price you pay, the tax is added on at the checkout / when you get the bill. And. . .?3. ..the Americans would work longer weeks than the UK’s 40hours/week. We got 30 days plus Bank Holidays of annual leave each year, the Americans got 5 days a year, increasing by 1 day per 5 years’ service to a maximum of 10 days. I can’t remember whether they got public holidays or had to take them out of their allowance, but I remember on a few occasions hearing people talk about how they hadn’t used their full allowance for a year. The workplace culture over there is properly fucked, and I think people just accept it because of things like healthcare being linked to employment. I've found it's a badge of honor not to use all your vacation time. My boss brags about it. 4. Could you, in open carry states, buy a bazooka and just wander around with it on your shoulder all day? I don't know. Good question. Visit Missouri.I believe they’d qualify as DD/AOWs and legal at the federal level but functionally illegal depending on the state you are in, but yes in certain states I think you’d be legally protected to go shopping with one if you fancied. Not 100% on that though. 5. The US, and Colorado specifically, seem very weird where alcohol is concerned. My brother got married in Colorado and I remember that booze above a certain strength could only be bought in certain stores, but also that booze below a certain strength - 3.5%, maybe - wasn't considered booze at all, so anyone could buy and drink it. There are some truly bizzare alcohol laws. It can vary county by county. In the midwest, some counties are dry counties. California could care less, although gas stations/convenience stores don't sell alcohol anymore. New Mexico used to have drive-thru liquor stores and guns were legal - Texas too.Good idea with rifle racks in pick-ups, huh? Some states like Oregon and New Jersey, you can only go to assigned liqour stores to buy alcohol on Sundays. It's strange.
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Post by Mr. FOLLARD on Sept 6, 2020 23:28:22 GMT
So when you go shopping, the prices stamped on the goods aren't the same as the prices you pay at the cashout? That's silly.
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Post by Mr. FOLLARD on Sept 6, 2020 23:30:54 GMT
The only major US/UK difference I can talk about with any degree of confidence is the work ethic. It's vastly different in the US. The whole idea of holidays, breaks, the idea of work - expectations, responsibilities, hours - is just alien to us in so many ways.
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Post by ~ / % ? * on Sept 6, 2020 23:31:43 GMT
5. The US, and Colorado specifically, seem very weird where alcohol is concerned. My brother got married in Colorado and I remember that booze above a certain strength could only be bought in certain stores, but also that booze below a certain strength - 3.5%, maybe - wasn't considered booze at all, so anyone could buy and drink it. The state of Pennsylvania is the single largest purchaser of alcohol in the US (and possibly the world), thus sets prices and trends for vintners, and distillers. Like Walmart/Amazon it can make or break a brand, it can buy or dump a whole season's harvest from California, Australia, NZ, France , Italy, etc., and only within the last ten years has it allowed non State entities to sell wine/spirts, and only recently has allowed Sunday sales.
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Post by ~ / % ? * on Sept 6, 2020 23:33:49 GMT
So when you go shopping, the prices stamped on the goods aren't the same as the prices you pay at the cashout? That's silly. Not sure what you mean? The list price can be discounted or a % off due to a sale or coupons.
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Post by ~ / % ? * on Sept 6, 2020 23:38:35 GMT
The only major US/UK difference I can talk about with any degree of confidence is the work ethic. It's vastly different in the US. The whole idea of holidays, breaks, the idea of work - expectations, responsibilities, hours - is just alien to us in so many ways. Yes, the US benefits you if you have hustle, thus the amount of small businesses/sole proprietors. It can get a little dicier if you work for an employer, many of the monetary vehicles used for a small business owner can have a harmful effect when applied by a corporation to its employees.
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